ebony

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Account names include terms such as "black", "noir", "dark" and "ebony".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Christie's had dubbed the box, decorated with ebony, as "the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction" and it had been expected to fetch 2-3 million euros.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

The county’s most common variety is the California ebony tarantula, or Aphonopelma eutylenum, which can range from light beige to their namesake color.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Far, far away in the vastness of deep space, an ebony spaceship awaits.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

She seated herself in a weirwood chair with a face of ebony.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin